As a best practice, always add an industry you work into your LinkedIn profile.
But what are your LinkIn industry options? In this LinkedIn tutorial, we have compiled the full list of LinkedIn industries you can currently select on your LinkedIn profile.
What are LinkedIn industries?
On LinkedIn, you can select an industry for your personal profile or company page that accurately reflects your work.
This makes it easier for others to discover you or your page when they search for professionals in your industry.
Additionally, specifying an industry on your profile or page can help you connect with relevant opportunities, connections, and content within your field
LinkedIn Industry List in 2022
Currently, you can set the following industries on your LinkedIn profile:
AGRICULTURE
- Dairy
- Farming
- Fishery
- Ranching
- Arts & Crafts
ARTS
- Fine Art
- Performing Arts
- Photography
CONSTRUCTION
- Building Materials
- Civil Engineering
- Construction
CONSUMER GOODS
- Apparel & Fashion
- Consumer Electronics
- Consumer Goods
- Consumer Services
- Cosmetics
- Food & Beverages
- Furniture
- Luxury Goods & Jewelry
- Sporting Goods
- Tobacco
- Wine & Spirits
CORPORATE SERVICES
- Accounting
- Business Supplies & Equipment
- Environmental Services
- Events Services
- Executive Office
- Facilities Services
- Human Resources
- Information Services
- Management Consulting
- Outsourcing/Offshoring
- Professional Training & Coaching
- Security & Investigations
- Staffing & Recruiting
DESIGN
- Architecture & Planning
- Design
- Graphic Design
EDUCATION
- E-learning
- Education Management
- Higher Education
- Primary/Secondary Education
- Research
ENERGY & MINING
- Mining & Metals
- Oil & Energy
- Utilities
ENTERTAINMENT
- Animation
- Broadcast Media
- Computer Games
- Entertainment
- Media Production
- Mobile Games
- Motion Pictures & Film
- Music
FINANCE
- Banking
- Capital Markets
- Financial Services
- Insurance
- Investment Banking
- Investment Management
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
HARDWARE & NETWORKING
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Networking
- Nanotechnology
- Semiconductors
- Telecommunications
- Wireless
HEALTH CARE
- Biotechnology
- Hospital & Health Care
- Medical Device
- Medical Practice
- Mental Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals
- Veterinary
LEGAL
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Law Practice
- Legal Services
MANUFACTURING
- Automotive
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Chemicals
- Defense & Space
- Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
- Food Production
- Glass, Ceramics & Concrete
- Industrial Automation
- Machinery
- Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
- Packaging & Containers
- Paper & Forest Products
- Plastics
- Railroad Manufacture
- Renewables & Environment
- Shipbuilding
- Textiles
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
- Market Research
- Marketing & Advertising
- Newspapers
- Online Media
- Printing
- Public Relations & Communications
- Publishing
- Translation & Localization
- Writing & Editing
NON-PROFIT
- Civic & Social Organization
- Fundraising
- Individual & Family Services
- International Trade & Development
- Libraries
- Museums & Institutions
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Philanthropy
- Program Development
- Religious Institutions
- Think Tanks
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- Government Administration
- Government Relations
- International Affairs
- Judiciary
- Legislative Office
- Political Organization
- Public Policy
PUBLIC SAFETY
- Law Enforcement
- Military
- Public Safety
REAL ESTATE
- Commercial Real Estate
- Real Estate
RECREATION & TRAVEL
- Airlines/Aviation
- Gambling & Casinos
- Hospitality
- Leisure, Travel & Tourism
- Recreational Facilities & Services
- Restaurants
- Sports
RETAIL
- Retail
- Supermarkets
- Wholesale
SOFTWARE & IT SERVICES
- Computer & Network Security
- Computer Software
- Information Technology & Services
- Internet
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
- Import & Export
- Logistics & Supply Chain
- Maritime
- Package/Freight Delivery
- Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Warehousing
WELLNESS & FITNESS
- Alternative Medicine
- Health, Wellness & Fitness
How to add an industry to your LinkedIn profile?
Here is how to add an industry to your LinkedIn profile:
- Open up LinkedIn.com
- Click on the profile icon in the top row.
- Select ‘View Profile’
- Click on the pencil icon.
- Under the Industry section add your chosen industry.
- Click on ‘Save’.
What industry to put on LinkedIn?
When selecting an industry for your LinkedIn profile or page, it’s important to choose one that accurately reflects the type of work that you do or the industry that your company operates in.
This will help ensure that you are being discovered by the right people and connecting with relevant opportunities and content.
